Section 15.4. Prohibition of Death Penalty. The Constitution prohibits Parliament from enacting any law allowing for the imposition of the death penalty even during a time of war or armed rebellion.
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Section 15.4. Section 15.4. Prohibition of Death Penalty. The Constitution prohibits Parliament from enacting any law allowing for the imposition of the death penalty even during a time of war or armed rebellion.
Section 15.4. Prohibition of the death penalty also appears in section 2.5; the two provisions should be coordinated, placed together and should not repeat or overlap.
Section 15.4. Caledonian - Yes – there is a drafting overlap here, but remember the Model exists as a “prompt” and is not prescriptive. We hope you will propose a new Section 2.5, with an accompanying Comment that if adopted then Section 15.4 also dealing with the death penalty be deleted. You may wish to deal with this differently – that is the nature of the consultation – your choice and a transparent vote.
Section 15.4. The problem is that you set out a particular format and invite comments and/or proposed amendments for each section. There is no clear way of proposing structural changes.
Section 15.4. Caledonian – For this platform to function as a Consultation with voting & ranking a formal structure had to be created. The final Guideline provides for additional Sections to be considered and also deletions – but the latter becomes progressively more difficult once voted upon.
Proposed Amendments to Section
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Original Version
Section 15.4. Section 15.4. Prohibition of Death Penalty. The Constitution prohibits Parliament from enacting any law allowing for the imposition of the death penalty even during a time of war or armed rebellion.
Section 15.4. Prohibition of the death penalty also appears in section 2.5; the two provisions should be coordinated, placed together and should not repeat or overlap.
Section 15.4. Caledonian - Yes – there is a drafting overlap here, but remember the Model exists as a “prompt” and is not prescriptive. We hope you will propose a new Section 2.5, with an accompanying Comment that if adopted then Section 15.4 also dealing with the death penalty be deleted. You may wish to deal with this differently – that is the nature of the consultation – your choice and a transparent vote.
Section 15.4. The problem is that you set out a particular format and invite comments and/or proposed amendments for each section. There is no clear way of proposing structural changes.
Section 15.4. Caledonian – For this platform to function as a Consultation with voting & ranking a formal structure had to be created. The final Guideline provides for additional Sections to be considered and also deletions – but the latter becomes progressively more difficult once voted upon.